by WorldTribune Staff, May 20, 2018 Some 2,000 violent Islamic radicals reside in Sweden and authorities say they are having a harder time tracking down potential terrorists. The Scandinavian country has become a “base” for international Islamic extremists, according to researcher Peder Hyllengren of the Swedish Defense College. Meanwhile, a study by the Expressen newspaper revealed that the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2018 A French energy giant is preparing to pull out of a $2 billion dollar gas project in Iran amid the return of U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal. Total SA said in a May 16 statement that it will not […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2018 An Iranian missile defense system was reportedly targeted as explosions were reported at fuel and weapons depots in Syria’s Hama province on May 18. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the series of explosions near Hama’s military airport killed at least 11 soldiers, including Assad regime forces and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2018 President Donald Trump, in what was seen as a bid to reassure a panicky Kim Jong-Un, said the U.S. is pursuing a “South Korean model” and not a “Libyan model” for the North’s denuclearization. Speaking at the White House on May 17, Trump said North Korea will be “tremendously […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2018 Responding to President Donald Trump’s critics on immigration policy, the White House said that “a vast array” of immigrants rely on government benefits “paid for by U.S. taxpayers.” Citing Census Bureau data, the White House noted that “roughly half of all immigrant-headed households use one or more welfare program.” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2018 The author of the new book “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other” said the president has been tactically solid in dealing with the “partisan” investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. Conrad Black, the first Canadian-born pundit to endorse Trump’s candidacy for the GOP nomination, told The Daily […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 17, 2018 The defense team for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has requested an investigative hearing into press leaks related to Manafort’s case. In requesting the hearing, Manafort lawyer Kevin Downing cited 10 reports which relied on anonymous sources to implicate Manafort in possible criminal activity, Rowan Scarborough reported for The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2018 The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is launching an inquiry into China’s threats to U.S. national security in a shift from a focus on Russia’s role in the 2016 election. “The committee will hold a series of hearings, both open and in secret, examining threats posed by … […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 17, 2018 The Taliban briefly overran the capital of an Afghan province along the Iranian border before being driven out by U.S. and Afghan forces, reports said. The jihadists seized the capital of Afghanistan’s Farah province, marking only the second time the Taliban has taken over a major urban area since […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2018 California reported a record number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in 2017, according to data released by the state’s Department of Public Health. More than 300,000 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported last year, a 45 percent increase from five years ago. “We’ve known how to control […]
